Chris Hauck — a communications director from Providence, Rhode Island
Tim Kuehn — a theatrical designer from Venice, California
Sam Meyer — a graduate student of Middle Eastern studies originally from St. Joseph, Minnesota (whose 2-day cash winnings total $45,377)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam | $2,400 | $2,600 | $9,000 |
$17,765
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,000
22 R, 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| Tim | $800 | $4,600 | $11,000 |
$18,201
New champion: $18,201 |
$11,000
14 R, 2 W |
| Chris | $1,200 | $3,600 | $18,200 |
$18,001
2nd place: $2,000 |
$19,200
19 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| THE '90s | FOR THE BIRDS | JUST CHUTE ME | "KICK"ING | ASSETS | TAKING NAMES |
|
$200
[1]
In 1598 or 1599 the Burbage brothers dismantled this London theatre & reassembled it in Bankside
the Globe Theatre
Sam
|
$200
[4]
On his fifth voyage this mythological sailor's ship is destroyed by giant birds known as rocs
Sinbad (the Sailor)
Sam
Chris
|
$200
[20]
In 1485 this Italian designed a parachute; over 500 years later, Adrian Nicholas made a jump using that design
Leonardo
Sam
|
$200
[30]
It holds up your Harley when it's not moving
a kickstand
Sam
|
$200
[10]
These "gains" are the taxable profits from the sale of assets like stocks & bonds
capital gains
Chris
|
$200
[5]
TV's West Wing resident Ramon Estevez
Martin Sheen
Chris
|
|
$400
[2]
In a jingle, this line follows "in fourteen hundred and ninety-two"
"Columbus sailed the ocean blue"
Sam
|
$400
[24]
The colorful keel-billed type of this bird really fits the bill
a toucan
Tim
|
$600
[22]
In 1934 Stanley Switlik & George Putnam made the 1st jump tower; the 1st public demo was by this woman, Putnam's wife
Amelia Earhart
Sam
|
$400
[16]
A bribe paid to influence a transaction
a kickback
Chris
|
$400
[11]
This chapter of the bankruptcy code allows a company to keep its assets while reorganizing
11
Sam
|
$400
[6]
R&B crooner William Robinson
"Smokey" Robinson
Chris
|
|
$600
[3]
On August 6, 1890 William Kemmler became the first criminal forced to sit in one of these--& he only did it once
an electric chair
Tim
|
$600
[25]
A South Carolina museum is devoted to this "wild" bird, one of the few breeds of poultry native to the Americas
a turkey
Tim
|
$800
[23]
In the U.S. civilian riggers who pack parachutes must be certified by this government agency
the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)
Sam
|
$600
[17]
A second banana
a sidekick
Sam
|
$600
[14]
12-letter term for the lowering in value of an asset over time
depreciation
Sam
|
$600
[7]
"Giant" Hollywood heartthrob Roy Scherer
Rock Hudson
Tim
|
|
$800
[12]
This large Indian city on the Hooghly River was founded in 1690 by Job Charnak of the East India Company
Calcutta
Sam
Chris
|
$800
[26]
Smile for this birdie whose name is also a shade of yellow
a canary
Tim
|
$1,000
[27]
On Nov. 24, 1971 he parachuted out of a hijacked jet between Seattle & Reno with $200,000
(D.B.) Cooper
Chris
|
$800
[18]
A beginning for the Raiders, or a finale for the Rockettes
a kickoff
Sam
|
$800
[15]
If you exercise one of these synonyms for "choice", you agree to buy or sell an asset at a given price
an option
Tim
|
$800
[8]
African emperor Ras Tafari Makonnen
Haile Selassie
Sam
|
|
$1,000
[13]
In 1793 this Irish college allowed Catholics to study for degrees for the first time
Trinity College
Sam
|
$1,000
[28]
The gooney bird is another name for this bird made famous in a 1798 poem
an albatross
Tim
|
DD
$3,000
[21]
In 1797 Andre Garnerin became the first to use a parachute without a rigid frame when he jumped from one of these
a hot air balloon
Sam
|
$1,000
[19]
Algonquian tribe of southern Wisconsin
Kickapoo
Tim
|
$1,000
[29]
Assets that are understated on a business balance sheet are termed this, like a secret passageway
hidden
Chris
|
$1,000
[9]
Pop singer Georgios Panayiotou
George Michael
Chris
|
| ALL THINGS JAPANESE | SONGS OF THE '60s | THEY GIVE US GAS | AROUND THE BODY | WORDS IN SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES | "LAST" BOOKS |
|
$400
[6]
These include the Hanshin Tigers, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters & Yomiuri Giants
baseball teams
Tim
|
$400
[7]
The Jefferson Airplane wondered, "Don't you want" this? "Don't you need" this?
somebody to love
Sam
Tim
|
$400
[13]
On Nov. 30, 1999 these 2 industry giants merged to form one corporation
Exxon & Mobil
Sam
|
$400
[21]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew demonstrates what she is describing in the clue.) If you close your eyes, place your finger lightly on your eyelid, & move your eye, you'll feel the bulge of this, the outer layer of the eye
the cornea
Sam
Chris
|
$400
[1]
A piece of lingerie in Rio
bra (in Bra zil)
Tim
|
$400
[20]
Natty Bumppo escorts 2 sisters through hostile Indian country in this Cooper novel
The Last of the Mohicans
Tim
|
|
$800
[8]
Though Bunraku theater is attended mainly by adults, the characters are these
puppets
Chris
|
$800
[10]
Part of this Otis Redding hit is heard here
"(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay"
Sam
|
$800
[17]
This gas company known for its Techron took its present name in 1984 when it merged with Gulf
Chevron
Tim
|
$800
[22]
The system inside these organs is commonly called the "bronchial tree"
the lungs
Sam
|
$800
[2]
By way of La Paz
via (in Boli via )
Sam
|
$800
[18]
Fittingly, it's the last book in the "Chronicles of Narnia"
The Last Battle
Chris
|
|
$1,200
[9]
Not just something for battling the bulge, it's also Japan's legislative body
the Diet
Chris
|
$1,200
[11]
A 1967 Jimi Hendrix single was titled "The Wind Cries" her
Mary
Sam
|
DD
$1,000
[30]
The "Our History" section of this gas giant's site shows its path from an "Anglo-Persian oil company to global energy group"
BP
Chris
|
$1,200
[26]
Skeletal muscle is also called striated muscle; another muscle type does not appear striated, giving it this name
smooth muscle
Chris
|
$1,200
[3]
A toupee in Montevideo
a rug (in U rug uay)
Sam
|
$1,200
[19]
Dying professor Randy Pausch summarized his beliefs in a talk called this, later put into book form
The Last Lecture
Sam
|
|
$1,600
[12]
Founded in the 7th century, Ikenobo is Japan's oldest school devoted to the art of this
flower arranging
Chris
|
$1,600
[15]
The opening shots of "Apocalypse Now" have a feeling of finality with this song by The Doors playing over them
"The End"
Chris
|
$1,200
[24]
This gas company's first logo in 1901 was a mussel, but by 1904, a scallop emblem was used to better visualize the brand name
Shell
Tim
|
$1,600
[27]
The hip is this type of joint that allows rotary motion
a ball & socket joint
Sam
|
$1,600
[4]
A fuss in Quito
ado (in Ecu ado r)
Sam
Chris
|
$1,600
[23]
Miley Cyrus starred in the 2010 film adaptation of this Nicholas Sparks novel
The Last Song
|
|
$2,000
[14]
Japanese for "green", it's also a green melon-flavored liqueur & the name of a famous female violinist
Midori
Tim
|
$2,000
[16]
A revving motorcycle is featured on this Shangri-Las No. 1 hit
"Leader Of The Pack"
Chris
|
$1,600
[25]
Founded in the Lone Star State, it was the first oil company to market in what was then all 48 states
Texaco
Tim
|
DD
$2,000
[29]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an animation on the monitor.) When an injury like a cut is sustained, these blood cells change shape, become sticky, build up on the wound & form a plug
platelets
Chris
|
$2,000
[5]
A moniker in Paramaribo
a name (in Suri name )
Sam
|
$2,000
[28]
Hubert Selby Jr. penned the '60s classic novel called this "to Brooklyn"
Last Exit
Sam
Chris
|
Lt. Col. A.P. Clark played a key role in the elaborate breakout from Stalag Luft III that inspired this 1963 movie
The Great Escape